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The multidrug-resistant PMEN1 pneumococcus is a paradigm for genetic success. [PDF]

, 2013
To access publisher´s full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field.Streptococcus pneumoniae, also called the pneumococcus, is a major bacterial pathogen.
Beall, Bernard W, Bentley, Stephen D, Brueggemann, Angela B, Croucher, Nicholas J, Hakenbeck, Regine, Jacobs, Michael R, Klugman, Keith P, Kristinsson, Karl G, Lambertsen, Lotte M, Liñares, Josefina, McGee, Lesley, Parkhill, Julian, von Gottberg, Anne, Wyres, Kelly L   +13 more
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Impact of the revised penicillin susceptibility breakpoints for Streptococcus pneumoniae on antimicrobial resistance rates of meningeal and non-meningeal pneumococcal strains

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2013
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In January 2008, the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) revised the Streptococcus pneumoniae breakpoints for penicillin to define the susceptibility of meningeal and nonmeningeal isolates.
Badria R. Al-Waili, Sahar Al-Thawadi, Sami Al Hajjar   +2 more
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Detection of pbp2b and ermB genes in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008
Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen. The emergence of penicillin resistant strains since the 1970s has been life threatening and the evolution of the bacteria have enabled itself to develop resistance to many other antibiotics ...
Navindra Kumari, Parasakthi Navaratnam, Shamala Devi Sekaran   +2 more
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Spatial exploration of Streptococcus pneumoniae clonal clustering in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
OBJECTIVES: To examine the spatial distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and its clonal patterns collected between 2002 and 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: As part of an observational study in São Paulo city, Brazil, S.
Amilton Mouro, Carlos Kiffer, Paula C.M Koga, Antonio M.V Monteiro, Eduardo Celso Gerbi Camargo, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari   +5 more
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Antibiotic susceptibility/resistant gene profiles of Group B streptococci isolates from pregnant women in a tertiary institution in Nigeria

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2016
Background: Penicillin is recommended as the first-line agent for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP). Although Group B Streptococcus (GBS) strains are generally susceptible to penicillin with only occasional resistance, they show varying resistance
Charles J Elikwu, Oyinlola O Oduyebo, Rose I Anorlu, Brigitte Konig   +3 more
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Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria associated with porcine respiratory disease in Australia [PDF]

, 2014
The porcine respiratory disease complex greatly affects the health and production of pigs. While antimicrobial agents are used to treat the respiratory infections caused by bacterial pathogens, there is no current information on antimicrobial resistance ...
Blackall, Patrick J., Dayao, Denise Ann E., Gibson, Justine S., Turni, Conny   +3 more
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Diversity among clinical isolates of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus mitis: indication for a PBP1-dependent way to reach high levels of penicillin resistance [PDF]

, 2010
A total of 12 non-epidemiologically related clinical isolates of Streptococcus mitis that showed different levels of resistance to penicillin were studied.
Emilia Cercenado, José Berenguer, Manuel Sánchez, María Francisca Vicente, Miguel A. de Pedro, Pilar Gómez, Raquel Morón, Renata Moreno   +7 more
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PBP4: A New Perspective on Staphylococcus aureus β-Lactam Resistance. [PDF]

, 2018
β-lactam antibiotics are excellent drugs for treatment of staphylococcal infections, due to their superior efficacy and safety compared to other drugs.
Chambers, Henry F, Chatterjee, Som S, da Costa, Thaina M, de Oliveira, Carolina R   +3 more
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Study of Molecular Mechanism of Antibiotic susceptibility against Polymicrobial Oral infection [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction- Antibiotic to treat dental caries infection are routinely prescribed. Bacteria have increased resistance to the currently recommended antibiotics.
Deepak Dwivedi
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Drug Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP) in the Maltese Islands [PDF]

, 2004
The DRSP prevalence rate for the Maltese Islands was investigated. Consecutive samples were obtained, both from adults and children, from September 2000 through April 2002.
Barbara, Christopher, Cassar, Robert, Cuschieri, Paul, Micallef, Christianne   +3 more
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